Udaipur

Udaipur is a city located in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan. Serving as the administrative headquarters of the Udaipur district, the settlement functions within the Asia/Kolkata timezone.

Chronicles of Mewar

Established in 1559 by Maharana Udai Singh II of the Sisodia clan of Rajputs, the territory emerged as the historic capital of the kingdom of Mewar after the ruler shifted away from Chittorgarh. The location remained a princely seat until 1818, when Mewar became a British princely state, before the territory integrated into Rajasthan following Indian independence in 1947.

A Network of Waters

Referred to as the City of Lakes and sometimes dubbed the Venice of the East, the urban center features major artificial and upper water bodies including Fateh Sagar Lake, Lake Pichola, Swaroop Sagar Lake, Rangsagar, Doodh Talai Lake, Lake Badi, Chhota Madar, Bada Madar, Udaisagar Lake, and Goverdhan Sagar. The municipality achieved accreditation under the Ramsar Convention's Wetland City Accreditation Scheme through collaboration involving the district administration, WWF-India, the Rajasthan State Wetlands Authority, and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Linguistic and Cultural Mosaic

The local population engages in linguistic exchanges across multiple tongues. Common languages spoken include Mewari, Rajasthani, Hindi, and English, alongside Marwari, Wagdi, Urdu, Gujarati, and Sindhi. Census figures from 2011 recorded a total municipal population of 451,100 inhabitants, featuring an average effective literacy rate of 90.43 percent. Religious communities comprising the populace include a Hindu majority at 72.9 percent, Muslims at 15.6 percent, and a notable Jain community representing nearly 10 percent of the city's population.